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Youve just done your first Half, you have six months until your first Full. How to approach it?

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Fenland Runner Sep 2012 1:07pm, 21 Sep 2012 14,162 posts	Quote Pin Fenland Runner Who wants to volunteer to be part of a trial? Group A do little training and start marathon running a short period after completing a half marathon (or shorter event) *I kid you not that an anecdotal tale is that one competitor (!) in this year's Lakeland 100 had the longest race of 10k to their running CV. Group B build up over time (couple of years) to 50 miles per week. Just a thought?
Hourglass Sep 2012 1:10pm, 21 Sep 2012 7,714 posts	Quote Pin Hourglass I'd be Group A ...and I log everything on Fetch
Loca Sep 2012 1:30pm, 21 Sep 2012 2,078 posts	Quote Pin Loca I was a 'group A' when I did my first marathon! It was 5 years later before I was running 50 miles per week, and there were a few more marathons in those 5 years!
Jon_T Sep 2012 1:31pm, 21 Sep 2012 2,087 posts	Quote Pin Jon_T I would be group A What do I win?
tom_craggs Sep 2012 1:37pm, 21 Sep 2012 2,094 posts	Quote Pin tom_craggs Looking back a few pages and have skipped some of this thread. I think it is totally possible to over think this step up. I ran a half stopped running toally then when I actually trainer for my first 'proper' half ran 1.29 and I gave it everything - 5 months later I ran 3.01 for a marathon (around 35-38 miles a week). I think it is possible to be conservative to a determental degree. Buiilding up solid chunks of threshold running alongside developing your long run I think it is perfectly possible to run a good marathon not long after your first half.
tom_craggs Sep 2012 1:38pm, 21 Sep 2012 2,095 posts	Quote Pin tom_craggs cavaet that we are all induviduals...obviously!
MudMeanderer Sep 2012 2:03pm, 21 Sep 2012 707 posts	Quote Pin MudMeanderer FR: That tale of the Lakeland 100 doesn't surprise me, but it depends what other activity they do. I'm aware of someone who ran a decent marathon on next to no specific running training, but was an aspirant guide so had such epic overall fitness it was ridiculous. I can imagine those with such a background may be even more suited to going into an event like the Lakeland 100 without having ever raced or run much before.
Fenland Runner Sep 2012 2:37pm, 21 Sep 2012 14,164 posts	Quote Pin Fenland Runner Anecdotally the guy made it to Wasdale Head, 19.4 miles.
Bex66 Sep 2012 5:03pm, 21 Sep 2012 92 posts	Quote Pin Bex66 And lets not forget that Dean Karnazes just went out and ran 30 miles in one night when he first got back into running because he had a good level of overall fitness anyway . Surprised the Lakeland 100 even let someone enter on the back of just a 10K though -seems pretty irresponsible - you certainly wouldn't get into the Western States 100 on that . And they check your stats at every checkpoint - some pretty cool vids on Western States and Leadville on Youtube for anyone who is interested
Hills of Death (HOD) Sep 2012 5:04pm, 21 Sep 2012 27,879 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Unsuprising Fenners